أتاني عن قيس بني زهير

أتاني عن قيس بني زهير

مقالة كاذب ذكر التبولا

مقالة كاذب ذكر التبولا

There came to me from Qays of the sons of Zuhayr

A lying tale-bearer came to me

a liar’s tale recounting blood feuds.

Speaking of Qais, son of Dhahir's urination.

فلو كنتم كما قلتم لكنتم

فلو كنتم كما قلتم لكنتم

لقاتل ثأركم حرزا أصيلا

لقاتل ثأركم حرزا أصيلا

So, had you been as you claimed, you would have been

If you were as you said,

a steadfast refuge for the slayer of your blood-enemy.

You would have been a genuine protector avenging his death.

ولكن قلتم جاور سوانا

ولكن قلتم جاور سوانا

فقد جللنا حدثا جليلا

فقد جللنا حدثا جليلا

But you said, “Seek refuge with someone other than us,

But you said he dwelled among us,

for we have indeed been engulfed by a grave calamity.”

So we covered up a grave matter.

ولو كانوا همو قتلوا أخاكم

ولو كانوا همو قتلوا أخاكم

لما طردوا الذي قتل القتيلا

لما طردوا الذي قتل القتيلا

And had they themselves killed your brother,

Even if they had killed your brother,

they would not have driven out the one who killed the slain man.

They would not have driven away the one who killed the victim.